The Japan national football team has announced their final 23-man squad for 2018 FIFA World Cup. The Japanese coach, Akira Nishino has announced his best 23-man squad with stars like Shinji Okazaki, Keisuke Honda, and Shinji Kagawa are on the list.
Japan is surely not the favorites of this World Cup but can prove themselves as one of the best underdogs in the tournament.
It is the 6th time that Japan national football team to be performing in the FIFA World Cup and hasn't lifted the trophy yet. Japan is drawn in Group H and will face Senegal, Colombia, and Poland.
Here is the provisional list of players to be included in Japan national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Goal Keepers
1. Eiji Kawashima
2. Masaaki Higashiguchi
3. Kosuke Nakamura
Defenders
4. Yuto Nagatomo
5. Tomoaki Makino
6. Wataru Endo
7. Maya Yoshida
8. Hiroki Sakai
9. Gotoku Sakai
10. Gen Shoji
11. Naomichi Ueda
Midfielders
12. Makoto Hasebe
13. Keisuke Honda
14. Takashi Inui
15. Shinji Kagawa
16. Hotaru Yamaguchi
17. Genki Haraguchi
18. Takashi Usami
19. Gaku Shibasaki
20. Ryota Oshima
Forwards
21. Shinji Okazaki
22. Yuya Osako
23. Yoshinori Muto
